December 26, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: LADY BIRD
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on July 5, 2020. LADY BIRD (2017), an elegiac coming of age story about growing up in Sacramento, is partially inspired by the childhood of writer/director Greta Gerwig – a three-time Oscar® nominee. Along with five Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director...
December 25, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 24, 2020. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) was named 20th on AFI's Top 100 greatest American films of all time. It’s ranked # 1 on 100 Years…100 Cheers and #9 on 100 Years…100 passions, and George Bailey is listed at #9 on AFI’s 100 Heroes list. James Stewart is ranked #3 on AFI’s list of...
December 24, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: DIE HARD
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 16, 2020. In 1988, director and AFI Conservatory Alum John McTiernan (AFI Class of 1975) gave movie lovers a thrilling holiday gift with the high-octane, enduring Christmas classic, DIE HARD, starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream DIE...
December 23, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE PREACHER’S WIFE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 18, 2020. Directed by Penny Marshall and starring Whitney Houston and AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington, THE PREACHER’S WIFE follows an angel who arrives on the wings of a prayer to help a good reverend whose Baptist church is struggling, as is his marriage. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream...
December 22, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: ELF
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 22, 2020. In director Jon Favreau’s heartwarming and hilarious holiday classic, ELF, Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a misfit raised by Santa’s elves who travels to New York in search of his father (James Caan). AFI Trustee Toby Emmerich served as one of the film’s executive producers. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ELF ELF -...
December 21, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 23, 2020. Starring Taye Diggs, Regina Hall and Sanaa Lathan, THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY revolves around a group of college friends reuniting over the holidays as friendships and marriages are tested and long-simmering tensions reemerge. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE...
December 20, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 19, 2020. THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992) marks Brian Henson’s directorial debut and gathers the Muppets – and Michael Caine! – for a magical reimagining of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL THE...
December 19, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: A CHRISTMAS STORY
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 25, 2020. Directed by Bob Clark, the holiday classic A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) follows Ralphie who is looking to navigate the all-important Christmas season so he can get the “Holy Grail” of Christmas presents. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream A CHRISTMAS...
December 17, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001), which appeared on the American Film Institute’s anniversary list of the greatest American films of all time, was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, the...
December 15, 2021
Congratulations to the AFI Alumni with Films at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival, which will take place January 20-30, 2022, announced its full lineup this week with both in-person screenings and virtual presentations. This year's program features premieres by talented artists including Eva Longoria Bastón, Phyllis Nagy, Tig Notaro and W. Kamau Bell. Congratulations to the following AFI alumni whose work was selected...
December 15, 2021
AFI Movie Club: HAPPIEST SEASON
Writer/director Clea DuVall shares a universal story from a new perspective in HAPPIEST SEASON (2020) – featuring cinematography by AFI Alum John Guleserian (AFI Class of 2005) and production design by Theresa Guleserian (AFI Class of 2006). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream HAPPIEST SEASON HAPPIEST SEASON - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE...
December 14, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
Twenty years ago, writer/director Wes Anderson introduced the world to THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, an eccentric family of dysfunctional prodigies – featuring an all-star cast, including Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, Bill Murray and Anjelica Huston. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI...
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